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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Martin Van Buren served as U.S. President during what years?

2. What author spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his Massachusetts Poll Tax because he opposed the Mexican-American War?

3. What trade does the author assert was largely responsible for the growth of slavery in the United States in Chapter 9?

4. Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against what governor?

5. The Anti-Rent War was also known by what name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What author spent a night in jail following his protest of the Mexican-American War? Why was he arrested?

2. When and where did Dorr’s Rebellion occur? How does the author describe the surrounding circumstances of this event in Chapter 10?

3. How does the author compare and contrast the treatment of women to that of the Native Americans in Chapter 7?

4. Who wrote the history of Columbus’s adventures in Cuba from the perspective of the inhabitants, according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. What did Columbus discover when he returned to his fort at Navidad on his second journey, according to the author in Chapter 1? What did he take with him?

6. How are the traditions and cultures of the Native American tribes described regarding their perception of women in Chapter 6?

7. What was the first representative assembly introduced in Virginia? What were the responsibilities of this assembly regarding slavery?

8. What does the author say of “natural antipathy” in Chapter 2?

9. How does Howard Zinn describe the growth in the number of slaves in the United States between 1790 and 1860 in Chapter 9?

10. What choice were the Native American people given in regard to their futures and their homes, according to the author in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the period of the Great Depression and its impact as seen in urban and rural communities across the United States. How did the Great Depression influence migration from the Midwest to California? What was this period of migration known as? Do you think those who lived in urban or rural environments were affected more by the Depression? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the colonization of the Americas and the settlements of the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and other colonists that came to the New World to establish governance. Where did the first Puritan settlers land? What indigenous people lived in these regions? How many Native Americans died as a result of disease brought by the Europeans? How many died as a result of war and violence?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the surrounding circumstances of the American Civil War and the battles, casualties, and aftermath of the war. What were the tensions like between the North and South following the Union victory? How was order maintained by the government at this time?

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